‘Imply Ladies’ Broadway Dancer Stephanie Bissonnette Dies at 32

Broadway dancer and choreographer Stephanie Bissonnette, who appeared within the unique Broadway manufacturing of “Imply Ladies the Musical,” has died at 32.

“Our hearts are damaged because the Imply Ladies neighborhood mourns the lack of Stephanie Bissonnette,” the musical’s official Twitter account shared on Dec. 18.

Bissonnette performed highschool scholar Daybreak Schweitzer within the unique Broadway manufacturing of “Imply Ladies.”

“She stuffed our theater along with her laughter and friendship, impressed us along with her combating spirit and bravado, and graced our stage with the fiercest expertise Broadway has ever recognized,” the “Imply Ladies” manufacturing additionally tweeted.

“Our ideas and prayers are with Stephanie’s household, associates, and your entire Imply Ladies neighborhood throughout this time,” the manufacturing added. “We are going to miss her profoundly and encourage everybody to do one thing they love as we speak in Stephanie’s honor.”

Bissonnette was identified with medulloblastoma, a type of mind most cancers, in 2019, based on her obituary in Playbill. 

She sensed one thing was fallacious when she felt a “twinge” in her mind whereas dancing, she stated in a 2020 interview with SurvivorNet.

She subsequently had a mind tumor eliminated and underwent and radiation therapies.

Earlier this 12 months, Bissonnette appeared in “Ensemble,” a documentary about how Broadway dancers coped with the shutting of theaters through the COVID-19 pandemic.

In accordance with Playbill, Bissonnette took half in a number of charitable initiatives all through her profession, together with contributing to “When The Lights Are Vibrant Once more,” a ebook concerning the COVID-19 shutdown whose gross sales benefited the Leisure Group Fund. 

Bissonnette additionally taught dance on the Broadway Dance Middle, which she thought of her “second residence,” based on her teacher bio on the middle’s web site.